Hair drier helmet



Dec. 21, 1948. B. KRHTZER 2 456fi88 HAIR DRIER HELMET Filed Feb. 28,1947 T I NEY V Patented Dec. 21, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE} HAIRDRIER HELMET Bernard Kritzer, Chicago, 111.

Application February 28, 1947, Serial No. 731,651

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to an improved hair dryer helmet for use inbeauty parlors and the like. It is more particularly concerned with ahelmet adapted to be worn by the customer while seated under a hot airdryer and to extend between the hood of the dryer and the customershead.

I am aware that helmets of various types intended to confine the hairduring drying thereof, and to prevent the hot air from reaching the faceof the customer, have been employed. However, those devices havecontained inherent defects rendering them unsuited to the intendedpurpose. For example, some have been of metal and therefore cumbersomeand tiring to the wearer. Others have been so constructed as to be aninherent part of the hair drying apparatus and therefore unsanitary.Still others have been made of fabric through the interstices of theweave of which the hot air is able to pass so as largely to defeat theintended function, while others have been made in such manner as 'toobstruct inspection of the hair during drying to determine the statusthereof.

Having in View the foregoing, the principal object of my invention isthe provision of a helmet adapted to extend from the rim of the hood ofa conventional hair dryer to and around the head of the wearer below thehair line, thus to encompass and enclose the air during drying and toconfine the heated air to the hair zone and thereby materially reducethe time required for the process and add greatly to the customerscomfort.

Another object is to provide a helmet as aforesaid in which that partthereof encircling the hood is provided with retractile means to permitrapid engagement and disengagement of the device from the hood.

A further object is to provide a helmet as aforesaid in which thatportion adapted to embrace the head of the wearer is provided withsecuring means easily regulatable as to tension whereby one size ofdevice is capable of use on heads of varying perimeter at the hair line.

Still another object is the provision of a h e lmet for purposeaforesaid having an opening for inspection of the hair during drying,which opening may be closed by simple, troublefree means.

In the drawing which shows one form in which the invention may beembodied in practice:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective showing the device in position duringuse;

Fig. 2 is a view of the developed blank from which the device may beformed;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional detail taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a, detail in perspective showing a modified form of inspectionopening and flap; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional detail taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring now to the drawing, the hood ID of the hair drying apparatus(shown somewhat diagrammatically) has a rim portion l I about which theupper hem of my device is adapted to be secured. It will be understoodthat heated air issues from the hood l0 and is directed downward- 1yabout the hair of the customer to accelerate the drying thereof.

The helmet preferably comprises a principal body portion l3 formed bycutting a blank [3a to the contour shown in Fig. 2, i. e., wider in thecenter and narrower at the ends in order to comprise, when the outeredges are brought together, an article substantially wider at the frontthan at the rear, and for a purpose to be described." The materialemployed may be nylon woven with: a rather coarse mesh and impregnatedwith a flexible plastic material not subject to enbrittle ment undercontinued heat, or any other material having the characteristics offlexibility and heat immunity. At its upper border the blank isfoldedover and hem-stitched as at M (Fig. 3) to form an elongated edgewisepocket through which: a length of elastic, e. g., elastic tape, may bethreaded and the ends thereof joined to yield an endless band l5. Bysuch means the device may easily be manually expanded and placed overthe hood Ill, whereupon the contractile force of the elastic maintainsthe device in snug engagement.

At its lower edge, the blank [3a is folded and hemstitched to form apocket I la similar to that already described, and through which lowerpocket a fabric tape or cord is threaded to form a drawstring l6. videdat the centre of the blank is utilized for an inspection opening 18,'the material being hemmed or otherwise reinforced at 19 to afford aborder for the opening not easily torn while the article is in use.

If desired, the device may be formed of a flexible plastic material nothaving the fabric base, and the pockets at the upper and lower edges andthe reinforcing hem of the opening l8 united by socalled electronicsewing in which process the plastic is raised to fusing temperature by ahigh frequency electrical current.

As shown in Fig. 1, the article is so contoured and is of suchdimensions that the fabric is gathered by the band I5 and drawstring l6into a The V-shaped notch ll-pro ruffled or pleated formation, leavingthe fabric therebetween rather full. By such expedient and selection ofa fabric of soft handle, the device readily conforms itself to thecoiffure, thus serving its intended function. while being incapable ofdisturbing the set or wave of the hair. Moreover, it will be noted thatby imparting a shorter vertical dimension to the rearward part of thedevice and a substantially longer corresponding dimension to itheforward portion the upper hem may be secured properly about the hood inwhile the lower hem will lie just below the hair line, the latterfollowing a somewhat sloping contour compared to the crown of the head.Additionally such conformation of the device enables the drawstring I6to be taken up about the forehead and nape of the neck to insure againstinadvertent dislodgment.

The invention is further characterized in an alternative embodiment" bybeing provided with an. inspection opening. having a covering fiap.Turning to Figs. 4 and 5, the opening .IBa-isprovided with foldable-flap12 i thereover joined by one edge -22nto the body 13 0f. the device. Theopposite=edge of the flap may. be fastened byany convenient means, forexample, .a pair of snap fasteners vZ3 of common form. By using eitheropening-l8 or lathe operator may insertla hand inside'the helmettodetermine the'stage at which the customers hair .isat the moment, "andmay 1 do so without disturbing the position of the device:

.An important feature -.of. the invention resides in the cutting of theoriginal blank ina manner tmproduce substantial fullness .in the devicewhen applied 'to the: dryer hood. and the head of the wearer. :Sllchresult. is attained by providing a dimension to :the upper and loweredges of the blankusom'ewhat greater than the perimeter of the.:-hoodand :the 'customers head respectively, so that when the subsequentlyhemmed edges are gathered, :asby fastening the device in position,the;-material intermediate the securedv edges .may .beifull enough:toenclose the mass of hair with,-

outzsubiecting'thesame to pressuresuch as may crush :orotherw'iseiimpair :the set, thereof.

Attachment of thez'device to the .dryerhooduand oustomerr's head is not'intended to'be limitedto that gshownzandidescribed since equivalentmeans, may'heiemployed. .:For example, the lower edgeof the-helmet maycomprise :an elastic tape-secured: directly-to: the body 13 or enclosedin a While I have shown particular embodiments of my invention, it willbe understood, of course, that I do not wish to be limited thereto sincemany modifications may be made, and I therefore contemplate by theappended claims to cover any such modifications as fall within the truespirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A helmet of the type described comprising a band adapted to encompassthe hair of the wearer and including means at the upper and lowerperipheries of the band for securing the helmet to the dryer hood andthe customers head respectively, said band having a hair-inspectingopening therethrough, and a closure for said opening:hingedlysecuredalong at least one edge thereof to said band.

'2. A helmet of the type described comprising a band adapted toencompass the hair of the wearer andincluding means at the upper andlower-peripheries ofv the band .for securing the helmet ;to

the dryer hood and the customer's head respec tively, said band having ahair-inspecting openingtherethrough, anda closure for said openinghingedly secured'along at least one edge thereof to said band, and meanscommon to said band:

and closure for securing the free portions thereof to-said band;

3. A helmet of thetype describedcomprising-a bandadapted toencompassthe-hair of the wearer and including meansat the upper andlower pe=- ripheries of the band for securing the helmet to thedryerhood and the customers head respectively, said band having ahair-inspecting opening therethrough, and a closure for said openinghingedly secured along at least one edge thereof to said band, and meanscommon to said band and, closurefor securing the free portions thereofto said band, saidclosure being arranged-in overlapping relation withthe boundaryof said open-:

Ling.

BERNARD .KRITZER.

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